MA Literature and Creative Writing

The MA Literature and Creative Writing course at the University of Essex is a postgraduate program designed to help students enhance their creative writing skills and deepen their understanding of literature. The course focuses on giving students the chance to follow their literary interests, discover new ones, and refine their literary, critical, and research skills. Course Content: The course includes a variety of modules that allow students to study a range of different text-types, explore the connections between literature and ideas, and experiment with various forms of writing. The program offers creative writing workshops, alongside one-to-one tutorials and lectures that explore the nature of authorship and the process of writing.Key Modules: This course involves studying modules like ‘Reading and Writing Poetry’, ‘The Novel’, ‘The Short Story’, ‘Scriptwriting: Stage and Screen’ etc. It also includes an optional ‘Independent Study Module’, which could be a 'Creative Writing Project' or a 'Dissertation'.Accreditations: Not specified.Future Careers: The course could lead to careers in education, publishing, journalism, arts administration, translation, broadcasting and law. Graduates have also pursued careers as professional writers or in various roles within the creative industries.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.